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From: dhog@plan9.bell-labs.com
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: Solaris thread scheaduling
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 12:34:50 -0400
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> > > Cooperative threads are just coroutines.  They're `cooperative'
> > > because if the thread doesn't cooperate by calling the scheduler,
> > > no other thread ever get scheduled.
> > 
> > It's a bit like, "cooperate -- or else!".
> 
> No, it's more like "those who do not cooperate inherit the cpu".

"The frustrated user will cut off their inheritance (yea, unto the 4th generation)".